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WENTWORTH CHESWILL

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Wentworth Cheswill Document: Rockingham, New Hampshire, 1811. Cheswill was a bi-racial citizen of N.H. and considered to be the first African-American to hold public office. He was a contemporary of Paul Revere and as a patriot,

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THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON: (1823-1911) American clergyman and army officer, first to organize Negro regiments in the Civil War, author of the story upon which the film ‘Glory’ was based. Fine S.P. 3.5 x 6.5 in. b/w

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Abolitionist, Author THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINS - AQS: Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911) Minister, author, abolitionist. Higginson was active in the American Abolitionism movement during the 1840s and 1850s, identifying himself with disunion and mili

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Col. Thomas Wentworth Higgenson letter with signature: Col. Thomas Wentworth Higgenson (1823-1911) American Author and Abolitionist. Colonel of the first black regiment in the Civil War. Handwritten letter dated June 23, 1880 with signature / autograph. I

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA MUSKET w OWNER NAMEPLATE: Brass plate inscribed "P. Wentworth Sandwich " Possibly Paul Wentworth of Sandwich NH. American hallmarks on barrel "SA PM". 62 1/8 inches. Condition: As is. See photos.

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Czech - World War I - Recruitment Poster: An original recruitment poster for Czechoslovakia during World War I. Circa 1918. Produced by Preissig for the Wentworth Institute during the war, calling on Czechoslovaks living abroad to join the fi

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Whitworth 12 Pounder Civil War Cannon Model: We do not guarantee it is complete

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CHURCHILL, WINSTON - Typed letter signed to Mrs: Typed letter signed ( Winston S. Churchill ) to Mrs Williams thanking the recipient for their kind letter about Lord Cherwell expressing appreciation for her thoughts, one page, on Chartwell headed pa

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[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. CHESWILL, Wentworth (1746-1817). Document signed ("Wentworth Cheswill") as: [REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. CHESWILL, Wentworth (1746-1817). Document signed ("Wentworth Cheswill") as Justice of the Peace. Newmarket, NH, 12 October 1812. One page, 7 3/4 x 12 3/4 in., old folds, some disc

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Wentworth Cheswill Document: 1813 court document hand written by Cheswill. The document is a ruling between a Rockingham County resident , Walter Smith and a Strafford Yeoman resident, Joseph Durgin, for the sum of $200. Cheswill

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Wentworth Cheswell, Remarkable Black Revolutionary War Patriot, DS as Justice of the Peace: Wentworth Cheswell, Remarkable Black Revolutionary War Patriot, DS as Justice of the Peace 1p, measuring 8.25" x 8.25", Rockingham, New Hampshire, dated July 13, 1811. A legal document signed "Wentwor

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Trial of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl of Strafford: Heading: Author: Rushworth, John Title: The Tryal of Thomas Earl of Strafford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Upon an Impeachment of High Treason by the Commons then Assembled in Parliament, in the Name

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[CIVIL WAR]. CDV of Acting Master Jeremiah C. Wentworth (1811-1864) with Civil War-date letters: [CIVIL WAR]. CDV of Acting Master Jeremiah C. Wentworth (1811-1864) with Civil War-date letters written by Wentworth while serving aboard the USS Daffodil. 2 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. CDV on cardstock mount (to

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson - Civil War Abolitionist: Secret Six - Autographed Letter (ALS), 1886: Details: Thomas Wentworth Higginson autographed hand-written letter (ALS), 1886. Near fine condition. Thomas Wentworth Higginson (December 22, 1823 – May 9, 1911) was an American Unitarian minis

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WENTWORTH CHESWILL
(1746-1817) African-American teacher, American Revolutionary War veteran, assessor, auditor, selectman and Justice of the Peace in Newmarket, New Hampshire. Thought to be the first African American elected to public office in the United States. D.S., 1p. 8vo., Newmarket, Apr. 1, 1809, a subpoena, summoning Reuben Whicher, George and Thomas Geerish, and Samuel Emerson to appear before Judge Cheswill. In part: "...Hereof, fail not as you will answer your default under the pains and penalties of the Law..." Folds, ragged margins, else very good.

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WENTWORTH CHESWILL

Name: WENTWORTH CHESWILL
SKU: 42590585
Price: 300 USD
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